TW202411905A - A visualized storage supporting warehouse management system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a visualized storage supporting warehouse management system, which is supporting one or more items at multiple storage area. This storage system is including an operation unit, at less a storage unit and a visualized management unit. The operation unit is to using item’s and storage place’s information to support optimize the space using and to optimize the operation process. The storage unit is a place with data connection and be able to feedback related information to support operation unit to record and visualized the information to release operation difficulty. The visualized unit is to support data transfer to easy recognized graphic to help storage manager or operator to easy managing products.

Description

A storage management system for visual construction of storage volume

The present invention relates to a storage management system for visually constructing storage capacity, and more particularly to a storage management system for visually constructing storage capacity by recording warehouse information data.

In the past, when goods were shipped in or out, they would be stacked in the warehouse first and registered and stored for management personnel to manage the corresponding goods.

However, the current warehouse management method does not record the location of goods in the warehouse in detail, which will result in time-consuming searching when picking up goods. If the goods are placed too messily, they may not even be able to be taken out. Moreover, such records are presented in text, and managers need to search for the text one by one, causing inconvenience in management. On the other hand, if such goods have a time limit, and the transporters usually take/put the goods directly from the most convenient pick/put location, if they do not take/put them in the order of first put in and first taken out, the goods that were put in first and not taken out first will be left expired, resulting in waste.

In addition, in the modern era of automated handling, related handling devices (such as handling robots) are also constantly evolving, but most of these handling machines require human control and are difficult to automate.

Therefore, how to provide a system that can record the location of goods in the warehouse in detail when placing goods, facilitate the orderly collection/placement of goods, and visualize the location record of goods and warehouse space to facilitate management by managers, and record the storage time of goods in detail to facilitate first-in-first-out of goods and avoid the problem of goods being stored out of date, and make the handling process of the handling device more automated. These are the issues and focuses that this case will focus on.

One object of the present invention is to provide a storage management system for visually constructing storage volume, which can record the location of goods in a warehouse in detail and facilitate the orderly retrieval/placement of goods.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a storage management system for visually constructing storage volume that can record the location of goods and visualize warehouse space.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a storage management system for visually constructing storage capacity that can record the storage time of goods in detail to facilitate first-in-first-out of goods.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a storage management system for visually constructing storage volume by automating the transport process of a transport device.

The present invention discloses a storage management system for visually constructing storage capacity, which is used by a manager to manage a plurality of goods stacked on a plurality of shelves in a storage capacity space. The storage management system includes a management server, which includes a processing unit, a storage unit and a visual management interface unit. The processing unit calculates the corresponding shelves according to the capacity range of the storage capacity space. at least one virtual shelf information and generates the cargo location information of the cargo on each of the shelves; the storage unit is connected to the processing unit by signal and is used to store the virtual shelf information and the cargo location information; and the visual management interface unit is connected to the storage unit by signal and is used to visualize the virtual shelf information and the cargo location information so that the manager can manage the cargo.

As described above, in the cargo storage management system, the processing unit calculates the corresponding spatial location definition information based on the length, width, length-width angle, and height of the cargo storage volume space.

The storage management system as described above, wherein the management server further includes an input interface unit for the manager to input shelf size information and shelf level information of the shelf, as well as cargo size information and cargo quantity information of the cargo, which are then stored by the storage unit, wherein the processing unit calculates shelf placement rate information of each of the shelves based on the shelf size information and the cargo size information, and calculates cargo inventory information based on the cargo quantity information and the quantity of the cargo placed/removed.

The cargo storage management system as described above further includes a transport device which is wirelessly connected to the management server. The transport device is controlled by the processing unit to move and place/remove the cargo on each of the shelves.

The above-mentioned storage management system further includes a smart handheld device, which is connected to the management server by signal and displays the visual management interface unit, so that the manager can click on the virtual shelf information and the cargo location information visualized in the visual management interface unit to return a control command to the processing unit, so that the processing unit can control the movement of the transport robot and place/take out the cargo according to the control command.

In the cargo storage management system as described above, a plurality of identification codes corresponding to different position coordinates are set on the floor of the cargo storage space, and the transporting device includes an image recognition device, which faces the floor of the cargo storage space and identifies the current position of the transporting device according to the identification code.

The above-mentioned cargo storage management system further includes a plurality of wireless radio frequency chips and a radio frequency sensing device.

As mentioned above, the wireless radio frequency chips are respectively arranged in each of the goods; and the radio frequency sensing device is wirelessly connected to the management server to sense the wireless radio frequency unit of each of the goods for identifying the corresponding goods.

In the cargo storage management system as described above, the cargoes respectively have a name information and a batch number information, the wireless radio frequency chips respectively have a digital information, the storage unit further stores the name information, the batch number information and the digital information corresponding to the cargoes, and the processing unit determines the name information and the batch number information of the cargoes to be placed/taken out based on the digital information of the wireless radio frequency chip sensed by the radio frequency sensing device.

In the cargo storage management system as described above, the processing unit generates cargo time information according to the time when the cargo is stacked on the shelf, and the cargo time information is stored by the storage unit.

The cargo storage management system as described above, wherein the image management information is visualized in the form of 2D/3D images.

This case is a storage management system for visual construction of storage volume, which allows warehouse managers to record the location of goods in the warehouse in detail, and visualize the location record of the goods and the warehouse space, so as to facilitate the management of managers and facilitate the orderly collection/replacement of goods. On the other hand, the storage time of the goods can be recorded in detail. Before taking out the goods, the items put in first can be taken out first, so as to facilitate the first-in-first-out of goods and avoid the problem of goods being stored until they expire. Furthermore, wireless radio frequency chip sensing and identification codes can be used to enable the handling device to have a better automated handling method and achieve all the above purposes.

The first preferred embodiment of the storage management system for visual construction of storage volume of the present invention is shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, which is for a manager to manage a plurality of goods 4 stacked on a plurality of shelves 5 in a storage volume space 3, wherein the storage management system includes a management server 1 and a smart handheld device (tablet or mobile phone) 6, and the management server 1 includes a processing unit 11, a storage unit 12 and a visual management interface unit 13, wherein the processing unit 11 is based on the volume range of the storage volume space. At least one virtual shelf information of the corresponding shelf is calculated and the cargo location information of the cargo 4 on each shelf 5 is generated. The storage unit 12 is connected to the processing unit 11 by signal and is used to store the virtual shelf information and the cargo location information. The visual management interface unit 13 is connected to the storage unit 12 by signal and is used to visualize the virtual shelf information and the cargo location information (as shown in FIG. 2 ) so that the manager can display and manage the cargo through the smart handheld device 6, wherein the image management information is visualized in the form of 2D/3D images.

The processing unit 11 calculates the corresponding spatial position definition information according to the length, width, length-width angle, and height of the cargo storage volume 3. The processing unit 11 can also generate cargo time information according to the time when the cargo 4 is stacked on the shelf 5, and the storage unit 12 stores the information. When the manager needs to take out the cargo, the earliest stacked cargo can be taken out first according to the cargo stacking time. If the cargo has a shelf life, the first-in-first-out policy can greatly reduce the possibility of process errors.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B , the management server 1 may further include an input interface unit 14, 14' for the administrator to input shelf size information and shelf level information of the shelf 5, and input cargo size information and cargo quantity information of the cargo 4, which are then stored by the storage unit 12, wherein the processing unit 11 calculates shelf placement rate information (for example, in percentage) of each shelf based on the shelf size information and cargo size information, and calculates cargo inventory information based on the cargo quantity information and the quantity of placed/removed cargo.

The second preferred embodiment of the storage management system for visual construction of storage volume of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 . In this embodiment, a transporting device (transporting robot) 2 is further included, which is wirelessly connected to the management server 1. The transporting device 2 is controlled by the processing unit 11 to move and place/remove goods 4 on each shelf 5. In addition, the manager can also use the smart handheld device 6 to click on the visual management interface unit 13 to display the visualized virtual shelf information and goods location information to return a control command to the processing unit 11, so that the processing unit 11 can control the transporting device 2 to move and place/remove goods 4 according to the control command.

In addition, in this example, multiple identification codes (such as QR Code) 31 corresponding to different position coordinates can be set on the ground of the storage space 3. The handling device 2 includes an image recognition device, which faces the ground of the storage space 3 and recognizes the current location of the handling device 2 based on the identification code 31.

The third preferred embodiment of the storage management system for visual construction of storage volume of the present invention is shown in FIG6. In this embodiment, it further includes a plurality of wireless radio frequency chips (LF-RFID, HF-RFID) 6 and a radio frequency sensing device 7. The wireless radio frequency chips are respectively set in each of the goods 4. The radio frequency sensing device 7 is connected to the management server 1 by wireless signals to sense the wireless radio frequency unit of each of the goods 4. 6 is used to identify the corresponding goods 4, wherein the goods 4 have a name information and a batch number information respectively, and the wireless radio frequency chip 6 has a digital information respectively. The storage unit 12 further stores the name information, the batch number information and the digital information of the corresponding goods 4. The processing unit 11 determines the name information and the batch number information of the placed/taken goods 4 according to the digital information of the wireless radio frequency chip 6 sensed by the radio frequency sensing device 7.

The present invention is a storage management system for visual construction of storage volume, which not only allows warehouse managers to record the location of goods in the warehouse in detail, but also can visualize the location record of goods and warehouse space, so as to facilitate management by managers and facilitate the orderly taking/putting of goods. On the other hand, the storage time of goods can be recorded in detail, and before taking out the goods, the items put in first can be taken out first, so as to facilitate the first-in-first-out of goods and avoid the problem of goods being stored out of date. Furthermore, wireless radio frequency chip sensing and identification code can be used to achieve a better automated transportation method for the transportation device and achieve all the above purposes.

Although the present invention has been disclosed as above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the scope defined in the attached patent application.

3: Storage space 5: Shelves 4: Goods 1: Management server 6: Smart handheld device 11: Processing unit 12: Storage unit 13: Visual management interface unit 14, 14': Input interface unit 2: Transport device 31: Identification code 6: Wireless RF chip 7: RF sensor device

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first preferred embodiment of a storage management system for visual construction of storage volume in the present case; FIG. 2 is a storage schematic diagram of the storage management system of FIG. 1; FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B are schematic diagrams of an input interface unit of the storage management system of FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a second preferred embodiment of a storage management system for visual construction of storage volume in the present case; FIG. 5 is a storage schematic diagram of the storage management system of FIG. 4; and FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a third preferred embodiment of a storage management system for visual construction of storage volume in the present case.

1: Manage server

6: Smart handheld devices

11: Processing unit

12: Storage unit

13: Visual management interface unit

Claims (10)

A storage management system for visual construction of storage volume is provided for a manager to manage multiple goods stacked on multiple shelves in a storage volume space. The storage management system comprises: A management server, comprising: A processing unit, which calculates at least one virtual shelf information corresponding to the shelves according to the volume range of the storage volume space and generates the goods location information of the goods on each shelf; A storage unit, which is connected to the processing unit by signal and is used to store the virtual shelf information and the goods location information; and A visual management interface unit is connected to the storage unit by signal and is used to visualize the virtual shelf information and the goods location information so that the manager can manage the goods. A cargo storage management system as described in claim 1, wherein the processing unit calculates the corresponding spatial location definition information based on the length, width, length-width angle, and height of the cargo storage volume space. A storage management system as described in claim 2, wherein the management server further includes an input interface unit for the administrator to input shelf size information and shelf level information of the shelves 5, and to input cargo size information and cargo quantity information of the cargo 4, and to be stored by the storage unit, wherein the processing unit calculates shelf placement rate information of each shelf based on the shelf size information and the cargo size information, and calculates cargo inventory information based on the cargo quantity information and the quantity of the cargo placed/removed. The cargo storage management system as described in claim 1 further includes a transporting device which is wirelessly connected to the management server, and the transporting device is controlled by the processing unit to move and place/remove the goods on each of the shelves. The storage management system as described in claim 4 further includes a smart handheld device, which is connected to the management server for signal connection and displays the visual management interface unit, so that the manager can click on the virtual shelf information and the cargo location information visualized in the visual management interface unit to return a control command to the processing unit, so that the processing unit can control the movement of the transport robot and place/take out the cargo according to the control command. A cargo management system as described in claim 4, wherein the floor of the cargo storage space 3 is provided with a plurality of identification codes corresponding to different position coordinates, and the transporting device includes an image recognition device, which faces the floor of the cargo storage space and identifies the current location of the transporting device based on the identification codes. The storage management system as described in claim 1 further includes: A plurality of wireless radio frequency chips, which are respectively disposed in each of the goods; and A radio frequency sensing device, which is wirelessly connected to the management server to sense the wireless radio frequency unit of each of the goods for identifying the corresponding goods. A cargo storage management system as described in claim 7, wherein the goods each have a name information and a batch number information, the wireless radio frequency chips each have a digital information, the storage unit further stores the name information, the batch number information and the digital information corresponding to the goods, and the processing unit determines to place/remove the name information and the batch number information of the goods based on the digital information of the wireless radio frequency chip sensed by the radio frequency sensing device. A cargo storage management system as described in claim 1, wherein the processing unit generates cargo time information based on the time when the cargo is stacked on the shelves, and the cargo time information is stored by the storage unit. A cargo management system as described in claim 5, wherein the image management information is visualized as a 2D/3D image.

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